Well we all survived our crochet projects over the holidays and we’re back to our more or less normal lives.  If you’re back to work you might be wondering what projects you can start that are simple to do.  Well, scarves, hats, granny squares all make great portable crochet projects.
I just made a hat that [...]

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In a prior post I talked about how important it is to measure when you’re working.  Well, at no time has it been as obvious  to me than it was today.
I had finished the very last piece of the slip-covers for the love seat (talked about in prior posts) and was beginning the assembly portion [...]

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My dog (like most pets) thinks the whole world revolves around him (and typically this is pretty close to right!) so I need to warn you about a few things when you’re crocheting with a pet around!
A)  Get the yarn out of the skein! He LOVES the paper on the skeins of yarn - [...]

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So I am wrapping up the slipcovers on the love seat and I have been putzing around with the other yarn that I just bought - remember those? I talked about them in this post.
So, here’s what the decision came down to. Let’s talk about the really nice one first:
I have a chair that’s exactly [...]

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So I live with a dog and a cat.   Now I anticipate the cat playing with the yarn when I’m working but I don’t expect it from the dog.  He’s a baby - he’ll be 3 before you know it - but he has *no* idea he’s a dog most of the time.
So when I [...]

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